Other reviewers here are dedicated to reviewing music aimed at the commercial market. I am here to provide a counterpart to them. I am looking for the decidedly non-commercial. Spare me the Pop divas, the Country crooners, the Hell-Raisers, the Metal Heads, the Hip-Hoppers and Punk Pill Poppers. If it appears on commercial radio, I am not interested.
I am fascinated by what can be accomplished by the creative mind when unencumbered by the necessity of pleasing the public at large. Sure, by all means send me those tasty Jazz tracks and that rocking Blues number with the wailing guitar. Send me the edgy singer-songwriter stuff that makes your friends look at you funny. But if by chance you have something truly creative, something that expresses your soul and your spirit in a way that defies easy classifications, then I am your man. If you are stretching the boundaries, pushing the envelope, boldly going where no music has gone before, send it to me. And if by chance you have an Ambient-Punk-Bluegrass band that plays nothing but Frank Sinatra songs, please send it overnight.
If you would like to hear some of my music, check out my MySpace page. If you would like to see more my writing on music, check out my blog at The Music Grapevine.
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